Jelgava
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Sports
The city's main football team, FK JelgavaFK Jelgava
FK Jelgava is a Latvian football club that is based in Jelgava. Its best results came when the team was named RAF Jelgava.-Automobīlists Jelgava:...
, plays in the Latvian Higher League and won the 2009/2010 Latvian Football Cup
Latvian football Cup
The Latvian Football Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Latvian football. It started in 1937 replacing the previous knockout tournament – Riga Football Cup.The competition is a knockout tournament....
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Notable people
- August Johann Gottfried BielensteinAugust Johann Gottfried BielensteinAugust Johann Gottfried Bielenstein was a Baltic German linguist, folklorist, ethnographer, and theologian.Bielenstein was born in Mitau , where he also died...
(1826–1907) - linguist, folklorist, ethnographer - Joseph HirshhornJoseph Hirshhorn]Joseph Herman Hirshhorn was an entrepreneur, financier and art collector. Born in Mitau, Latvia, the twelfth of thirteen children, Hirshhorn emigrated to the United States with his widowed mother at the age of six....
(1899–1981), entrepreneur, financierFinancierFinancier is a term for a person who handles typically large sums of money, usually involving money lending, financing projects, large-scale investing, or large-scale money management. The term is French, and derives from finance or payment...
and art collector - Renārs KaupersRenars KaupersRenārs Kaupers, artistic name Reynard Cowper is a Latvian pop singer and songwriter.He is the lead singer of the Latvian pop/rock band Brainstorm, which came third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with their song "My Star"...
(1974-), Latvian singer - Natalia Laschenova (1973-) Olympic team gold medalist (gymnastics)
- Jānis LūsisJanis LusisJānis Lūsis is a Latvian athlete who competed in javelin throw.Lūsis trained at Daugava Voluntary Sports Society and later at Armed Forces sports society...
(1939-), Latvian (and Soviet) athlete - javelin thrower - Kazimierz Pułaski (1745–1779), Polish military officer, a commander in the Bar ConfederationBar ConfederationThe Bar Confederation was an association of Polish nobles formed at the fortress of Bar in Podolia in 1768 to defend the internal and external independence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth against Russian influence and against King Stanisław August Poniatowski and Polish reformers who were...
, a GeneralGeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
in the Continental ArmyContinental ArmyThe Continental Army was formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, it was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in...
during the American Revolutionary WarAmerican RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America... - Elza Radziņa (1917–2005), Latvian actress
- Einars Repše (1961-), Latvian politician
- Paul SchiemannPaul SchiemannPaul Schiemann was a Baltic German journalist, editor and politician who was known for his commitment to minority rights.Schiemann was born in Mitau in Courland, then part of the Russian Empire. He grew up in Estonia, was educated in Germany, and served his army training in Lithuania...
(1876–1944), journalist, editor and politician - Artūrs SkrastiņšArtūrs SkrastiņšArtūrs Skrastiņš is a Latvian actor. In the theater, since 1996 he has worked for Dailes teātris. He also took part in several films....
(1974-), stage and film actor - Mamert StankiewiczMamert StankiewiczMamert Stankiewicz was a Polish naval officer of the merchant marine, the commander of Lwów, SS Polonia and finally the ocean liner MS Piłsudski. During the opening months of World War II he sank with the latter ship and died of hypothermia...
(1889–1939), the captainCaptain (nautical)A sea captain is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. The captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complies with local and international laws, as well as company and flag...
of the Polish merchant marine - Eduard TotlebenEduard TotlebenEduard Ivanovich Totleben was a Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army general. He was in charge of fortification and sapping work during a number of important Russian military campaigns.-Early life:...
(1818–1884), Russian military engineer - Carl Christian Joseph of SaxonyCarl Christian Joseph of Saxony, Duke of CourlandPrince Karl Christian Joseph of Saxony was a German prince from the House of Wettin and Duke of Courland.Born in Dresden, he was the fifth but third surviving son of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, and Maria Josepha of Austria.-Causes of his election as Duke of Courland:The...
, Duke of Courland and SemigalliaDuchy of Courland and SemigalliaThe Duchy of Courland and Semigallia is the name of a duchy in the Baltic region that existed from 1562 to 1569 as a vassal state of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and from 1569...
(1759–1763) - Feodor Stepanovich RojankovskyFeodor Stepanovich RojankovskyFeodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky , also known as Rojan, was a Russian émigré illustrator. He is best known for his illustrations for children's books, and conversely, for his erotic illustrations.-Biography:...
(1891–1970), illustrator - Kaspars ZnotiņšKaspars ZnotiņšKaspars Znotiņš is a Latvian stage and film actor.Born in Jelgava, Latvia, Znotiņš began his career working on the New Riga Theatre, and has performed in stage productions at the Latvian National Theatre and Dailes Theatre...
(1975-), stage and film actor
Twin towns — Sister cities
Jelgava is twinnedTown twinning
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with: Pärnu
Pärnu
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, Estonia
Estonia
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, since 1957 Šiauliai
Šiauliai
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, Lithuania
Lithuania
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, since 1960 Vejle
Vejle
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, Denmark
Denmark
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, since 1992 Shinjinga, Taiwan
Republic of China
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, since 2000 Alcamo
Alcamo
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, Italy
Italy
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, since 2002 Baranovichi
Baranovichi
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, Belarus
Belarus
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, since 2003 Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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, since 2003 Hällefors
Hällefors
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, since 2004 Moscow
Moscow
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Southern Administrative Zone, Russia
Russia
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, since 2003 Ivano-Frankivsk
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, Ukraine
Ukraine
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Nacka
Nacka
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, since 2004 Rueil-Malmaison
Rueil-Malmaison
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, France
France
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, since 2006 Magadan
Magadan
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, Russia
Russia
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Białystok, Poland
Poland
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Nova Odessa
Nova Odessa
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, Brazil
Brazil
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